National Center for Children in Poverty

National Center for Children in Poverty ‒ NCCP
New York City, NY, United States

NCCP conducts research and translates our findings into actionable recommendations that advocates and policymakers use to improve the lives and futures of low-income children and their families. We delve into issues that contribute to child poverty and make sure our ideas reach those in a position to make meaningful change that reduces the number of families experiencing hardship. Founded in 1989 as a division of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, NCCP is a nonpartisan, public interest research organization. As of July 1, 2019, NCCP is part of the Bank Street Graduate School of Education.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.nccp.org/

Address:
National Center for Children in Poverty, Bank Street Graduate School of Education, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10115

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
N/A
Institutional affiliations
N/A
Year founded
1916
Age (years)
National Center for Children in Poverty
 107
United States average
 40
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Sheila Smith
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2021): Dr. Heather Koball, Dr. Sheila Smith
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2023
National Center for Children in Poverty
 12
United States average
 51
Global average
 66
2021
National Center for Children in Poverty
 20
% Female staff
2023
National Center for Children in Poverty
 66%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2021
National Center for Children in Poverty
 75%
% Female researchers
2023
National Center for Children in Poverty
 70%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 48%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
National Center for Children in Poverty
 6
United States average
 60
Global average
 66
2020
National Center for Children in Poverty
 9

Social

Likes (2022)
National Center for Children in Poverty
 5,497
United States average
 87,085
Global average
 32,672
Likes (2021)
National Center for Children in Poverty
 5,368
Twitter
Followers (2023)
National Center for Children in Poverty
 1,832
United States average
 50,073
Global average
 20,011
Followers (2022)
National Center for Children in Poverty
 1,851
Followers (2021)
National Center for Children in Poverty
 1,719

Data notes

Last updated: 19/05/2023
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